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Product

Rheem Performance Platinum Electric Water Heater - XE80T12EC55U0

Category

Home & Garden

Report number

20210402-011F6-2147365036

Ownership age

Not stated

Failure type

Overheating

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20210402-011F6-2147365036. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Rheem Performance Platinum Electric Water Heater - XE80T12EC55U0. Source model text: XE80T12EC55U0. Incident: Smelled electrical burning, control panel was beeping, took panel off and insulation charred and panel was melted

This is a consumer incident report published on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by people outside of CPSC. It is not automatically an official recall or manufacturer admission.

Official report number: 20210402-011F6-2147365036. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.